Marilyn Monroe working out shot by Philippe Halsman

Just before she hit it big in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, Philippe Halsman photographed Marilyn Monroe for LIFE magazine. Philippe took a few candid shots of her daily workout routine.

The picture of the starlet that made the cover on April 7,1952 is Marilyn in a hugging white dress , while the shots of her lifting weights in a terry-cloth bikini were left on the cutting room floor and rarely seen.

Although she is aware that she is being photographed these photos come across genuine and unguarded.